Walker, M. J C., Druce, D., Caseldine, A. E. and Cameron, N. G. (2002). Palaeoecological Investigation of Buried Peats at the Proposed Cardiff International Railfreight Terminal Wentlooge Cardiff. Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 13. Vol 13, pp. 107-122. https://doi.org/10.5284/1069509. Cite this via datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Palaeoecological Investigation of Buried Peats at the Proposed Cardiff International Railfreight Terminal Wentlooge Cardiff
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 13
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Archaeology in the Severn Estuary
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	13
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	107 - 122
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1069509
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Palaeoecological evidence (pollen, plant macrofossils and diatoms) is described from two peat sequences buried beneath alluvial silts and clays on the Gwent Levels to the southeast of Trowbridge, Cardiff. Radiocarbon dating shows that the peats are of late Holocene age. A negative sea-level tendency, dated to 3750 ± 50 14C yrs BP (3900-4350 cal BP) marks the transition from tidal saltmarsh to coastal mire, after which an extensive alder carr developed in the near-shore area, while to landward were areas of mixed oak woodland. Alder carr was succeeded by reedswamp from 3400 ± 70 14C yrs BP (4240-3820 cat BP), while tidal saltmarsh was re-established in the area early in the third millennium BP (2600-2800 14C yrs BP; 3050-2500 cat BP). There are indications throughout this period of extensive burning, although in the absence of unequivocal evidence in the pollen and plant macrofossil records for anthropogenic activity in the vicinity, it is possible that these could have been natural ( eg from lightning strikes) rather than being human-induced.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Michael J C Walker Denise Druce Astrid E Caseldine Nigel G Cameron
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2002
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Subjects / Periods:	Pollen Plant Macrofossils (Auto Detected Subject) Peat Sequences Buried Beneath Alluvial Silts (Auto Detected Subject) Pollen (Auto Detected Subject) Late Holocene (Auto Detected Temporal)
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